Public service pensions policy and legislation

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Pensions Increase (NI)

• Pensions Increase 2025
• Pensions Increase 2024
• Pensions Increase 2023
• Pensions Increase 2022
• Pensions Increase 2021
• Pensions Increase 2020
• Pensions Increase 2019

CARE Revaluation (NI)

• CARE Revaluation 2025
• CARE Revaluation 2024
• CARE Revaluation 2023
• CARE Revaluation 2022
• CARE Revaluation 2021
• CARE Revaluation 2020
• CARE Revaluation 2019

Valuations and Employer Cost Cap (NI)

• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2023
• The Public Service Pensions (Employer Cost Cap and Specified Restricted Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Department of Finance response to the consultation on The Public Service Pensions (Employer Cost Cap & Specified Restricted Scheme) Regulations (NI) 2022
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2021
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Consultation
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2019
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2018
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2018 - Response to the consultation
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2018 - Consultation with the Government Actuary
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2018 - Consultation
• The Public Service Pensions (Employer Cost Cap) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2015
• The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2014
• Departmental response to the consultation on public service pensions (Valuation & employer cost cap) directions: and public service pensions (Employment cost cap) Regulations 2014

Proposed Changes to the Transitional Arrangements to the 2015 Schemes

• Departmental response to the Consultation on the proposed changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes
• Consultation on the proposed changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes
• Statement on the McCloud Judgement

Directions made under The Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022

• The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers, Compensation and Information) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2025
• The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers Compensation and Information) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2024
• The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers, Compensation and Information) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2023

Policy Screening

• Policy Screening Template – The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers Compensation and Information) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers, Compensation and Information) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Policy Screening Template - The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2023
• Policy Screening Template -The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
• Policy Screening Template - The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
• Policy Screening - The Public Service Pensions (Exercise of Powers, Compensation and Information) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2023
• Policy Screening - The Public Service Pensions (Employer Cost Cap and Specified Restricted Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Policy Screening Template – The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Policy screening template: Public Service Pensions - Amendments to the Cost Control Mechanism (Second LCM for the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill)
• Policy screening template - The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Policy Screening form - Public Service Pension Schemes: Proposed changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions (Valuation and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2019
• Policy Screening Template - The Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) (Amendment) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2018

Reports

• Report on the 2022 review of the effects of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014
• Report on the 2016 review of the effects of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

Department of Finance Directions - Under Article 69A of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 - (Guaranteed Minimum Pension)

• DoF Direction - Under Article 69A of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975
• DoF Direction - Under Article 69A of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975

Other Department of Finance Directions

• Public Service Pensions (Information about Benefits) Directions (Northern Ireland) 2015